SoMAS: As LI waters warm, sharks are sticking around
By GREGORY ZELLER // Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water, you might want to wait a little longer. That’s the word from researchers at…
climate change
No. 962: On Churchill, cheesecake and chickens, plus second chances for OR waste and extinct wolves
So taxing: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the second workweek of April rolls on – and one of America’s most nerve-wracking deadlines draws near. Yes, paperwork procrastinators, it’s…
No. 879: Maypoles, grumps, heroic cardiologists – and na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na … Batman!
Mayday! Mayday! This is not a red alert, dear readers, though it is a red-letter date as the new month begins and we hurdle the hump of this busy…
Earth Day ’24: As climate changes, risk is their business
By JOHN L. PARKER // The Earth Day celebration started with an event that drew millions together to address environmental issues and has been with us for more than five…
NYSERDA selects Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany has offered conditional contracts to giant offshore-wind farms Empire Wind 1 and Sunrise Wind – and no, you’re not stuck in some kind of “Groundhog…
Hochul keeps it real in grounded ’24 State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mental and physical health challenges, the marijuana black market, education, the climate and New York’s ongoing affordable-housing crisis – not to mention budget-balancing – are all…
Innovative cleantech targets Northwell medical waste
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the nation’s largest producers of biohazardous materials is incorporating a cutting-edge technology from Ireland designed to safely handle infectious medical waste – and save…
The climate’s already changed. Will LI land-use laws?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. That includes the three hottest days ever, averaging global temperatures. In South America, where it’s winter right…
Island-hopping SBU to head up NYC climate center
By GREGORY ZELLER // A regional stalwart of environmental science will lead an ambitious – and well-funded – climate solutions center in New York City. New York City Mayor Eric…
No. 781: Bicycle, bicycle! We want to ride our bicycle with Eliot Ness, garlic and young musicians (but not on LSD)
Air quality: Welcome to the huffing, puffing middle of another breathtaking workweek, dear readers, with spring and innovation in the air. It’s Wednesday out there, and we’re helping you…
No. 780: On the ghost fork, UFO wars and the inevitable rise of the dolphins (and giving the ex a little slack)
Endings, beginnings: Welcome to the end of your latest busy workweek, dear readers, and the (almost) kickoff of another well-earned weekend. First, a Friday finale – and this ingenious…
Kelp help: $75K backs 10,000-year-old science project
By GREGORY ZELLER // A women-led nonprofit kelp farm is leveraging 10,000 years of knowledge to create 21st Century nitrogen-pollution solutions. Shinnecock Kelp Farmers, a 501(c)3 organization claiming the mantle…
SoMAS study: Peconic Bay die-off is only the beginning
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University scientists are sounding alarms over an evolving fisheries crisis – a global concern already decimating economically critical industries in Long Island waters. A…
Stony Brook, Aussie experts unite on biomass mission
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University is heading Down Under for a new climate-change collaboration with National Science Foundation support and global implications. Led by SBU Distinguished Professor of…
There’s no climate justice without inclusive innovation
By SHRUTI SHARMA // Whether ghosts are real may be an ongoing debate, but climate change is real and scarier than any ghost story this Halloween. There is ample evidence,…